cannabisnews.com: Ore. Senate Passes Medical Pot Drug Testing Bill Ore. Senate Passes Medical Pot Drug Testing Bill Posted by CN Staff on March 14, 2007 at 13:23:45 PT By The Associated Press Source: Associated Press Salem, Ore. -- Employers could fire medical marijuana users who fail drug tests under a bill passed Wednesday by the Oregon Senate. The bill received strong bipartisan support. If it becomes law -- it still has to be approved in the House and be signed by the governor -- it would place Oregon alongside several other states that allow medical marijuana but also allow employers to enforce drug-free workplaces. Most business groups supported the bill, saying they wanted a clear mandate to enforce drug-free workplaces. Several company representatives said they already enforce such policies in the interest of workplace safety and would fire an employee who tested positive for marijuana. Advocates of medical marijuana have countered that the bill discriminates against them and would fail to make the workplace any safer because most company drug policies are enforced through urine tests that don't determine whether a person is impaired, but can indicate if someone has used cannabis within a 30-day period. Source: Associated Press (Wire)Published: Wednesday, March 14, 2007Copyright: 2007 Associated Press CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #6 posted by afterburner on March 14, 2007 at 22:56:36 PT Hoops & Lawsuits More Hoops for the sick and dying medical cannabis patients, more lawsuits for the state and the corporates. [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by FoM on March 14, 2007 at 19:56:29 PT ekim I just check it out but I don't understand what legalized regulation means. Who would become the legal drug supplier of a dangerous drug? If something went wrong they could be sued. I understand treatment instead of incarceration for those who are having a problem with an addictive drug. I don't believe a person who gets caught up in hard drug use should go to jail. [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by ekim on March 14, 2007 at 19:33:32 PT Thanks FoM------- in Kalamazoo at the Whole arts theatre the Musical Reefer Madness is starting this weekend. Posters from the early days would be nice to have,march 16 - april 7 REEFER MADNESS by Kevin Murphy and Dan StudneyEpic Theatre 359 S. Kalamaoo Mall www.wholeart.org did you ck out the leap blog FoM -- Jack Cole has just written one of the best accounts of just what regulation will mean. http://blog.leap.cc/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by FoM on March 14, 2007 at 19:11:30 PT ekim I did a google search but didn't come up with anything. I hope you find what you are looking for. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by ekim on March 14, 2007 at 18:27:12 PT new salem witch hunts MI that would like to see the break down for taxes that could be collected from cannabis can see at http://blog.leap.cc/does anyone know where one might find full color or black and white posters of early prohibiton when the gov't was passen laws against cannabis. http://www.minorml.org [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by FoM on March 14, 2007 at 14:31:15 PT Oregon: Marijuana and the Workplace http://blog.oregonlive.com/politics/2007/03/marijuana_and_the_workplace.html [ Post Comment ] Post Comment